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Gen psych Part 1
chapters 1-7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Psychologists use scientific methods to study | behavior and mental process |
| behavior is _____; mental processes are____ | observable:private |
| According to the definition of psychology, which of the following is NOT a behavior? | being overweight |
| according to the definition of psychology, which of the following is a mental process? | remembering |
| Willium Wundt is to __, as William James is to____ | structuralism :functionalism |
| Historically, the foundational principles of psychology begin with | the greek philosphical theories concerning thought |
| who gave the name of "structuralism" to the early psychological approach of identifying the structures of the human mind? | EB Titchener |
| In psychology, William James was highly influential in developing the school of thought known as | functionalism |
| If you were interested in the functionalist approach to psychology, you would be most interested in | how human consciousness works to help us exist and survive |
| Charles Darwin argued that___determines physical traits of survival | genetics |
| JB Watson and BF Skinner believe that | psychology should focus on interactions with the environmentthat can be seen and measured |
| Who was the leading proponent of behaviorism in the United States until his/her death in 1990 | BF Skinner |
| Cognitive psychology can best be described as | the study of higher mental processes |
| humanistic denies the roll of determinism, but elevates the role of | free will |
| during the therapeutic session Mrs. brown has been asked to discus her dreams. The psychologist is paticularly interested in the emotions related to the objects and events of ehr dreams. Together they are delving into her ____mind | unconscious |
| evolutionary psychology maintains that | all the answers are correct |
| evolutionary psychologist believe that humans most important psychological characteristics arose from | mutations that made some humans better able to survive |
| one of the values promoted by the socioculture perspective is the belief that | psychologists have been asked to advise companieswho conduct internatioanl business |
| one of the values promoted by the sociocultural perspective is the believe that | we must think of different cultures in relative terms rather than judgemental terms |
| which of the following is NOT a key concern of the sociocultural perspective? | intelligence |
| professionals in the field of developmental psychology | specialize in the study of human growth and change over time |
| Jean is a psychologist who studies the changes that take place in people over the course of their life spans. jean most likely specializes in | |
| a psychologist is studying optical illusions to determine how they trick the brain. the psychologust most likely specialize in the area of | sensation and perception |
| in graduate school, you find yourself fascinated by group behavior. in paticular, you think you'd like to study the influence of organized religion on community interaction. in which area of psychology should you specialize | social psychology |
| in the main difference between psychiatrists and clinical psychologists is tha tpsychiatrists | earn MD degrees |
| according to the textbook, a clinical psychologists | typically has a doctoral degree in psychology, which requires an internship |
| a paper titled "the effect of peer group pressure on adolescent smoking" would most likely have been written by a _____psychologist? | social |
| you have volunteered to participate in a study that will ask you questions about life style habits, such as drinking, smoking, and engaging in high risk secual behavior. which kind of psychologist is most likely conducting this study? | health psychologist |
| a psychologist is teaching stress management skills to a group of corporate executives. in which subspeciality is the psychologist working? | health psychology |
| the specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a[an] | |
| a[an]____ might be employed to work with architects to determine the best working arrangement, color, and lighting for a work place, hospital, or research laboratory? | industiral-organizational psychologists |
| kara was surprised to learn the certain hand signals which indicate a "job well done" in the United States are socially unacceptable in one of the countries she will be visiting next summer | cross cultural |
| after starting chapter 1, allison wants to study butterflies using the cientific method. which of these represents a step or steps in tehs cientific method? | ashton has performed steps in teh scientific methodwith each of these |
| a theory can be defined as | the basis for relationships among facts and principles |
| joaquin has been assigned a primary research project in his psychology class. he is to observe student behavior during a learning task and attempt to form an____ in order to do this he must be able to describe principles and events | theory |
| a theory - an outcome or relationship | predicts |
| allie has developed a theory concerning test grades. she belives that there is a relationship between her frequency of study and teh resulting grade. in order to test her theory, she has to design a | hypothesis |
| in surveys of adolescents, adolesents claim that they begin smoking cigarettes because of peer pressure | hypothesis |
| drake has hypothesis that more freshman engage in head scratching than seniors | operational definition |
| if a psychologist were to study "love" she would need to have a _________love | operational definition for |
| it has been proposed that students have difficulty returning to their academic schedule after a holiday | theory: hypothesis |
| an initial project indicated that elderly chimps could not be tought new tasks if given siffiecent time | meta analysis |
| the small group of participants observed in a research study are referred to as the | sample |
| this cannot be the real opinion of the student body | a representative sample of responses can indicate the view of the majority |
| variables are the elements of research which | can change |
| the history class has agreed to be subjects of research for psychology students. half of the class has been asked to study for the next test | the test scores |
| archival research naturalistic observation survey research and case studies are research | descriptive |
| dr. jimmand studis the adjustment of 20 bosnian students to college life | naturalistic observation |
| which of the following is an example of research using the survey method | dr. frank asks people how many hours of tv they watch per week |
| which of the following is an example of a case study? | conducting a series of interviews over a year with an anxiety-disorderd student |
| a correlational study is used to | determine the relationship between variables |
| which of the following best describes a correlational study | research that studies the naturally occurring relationship between two or more variables |
| professor jordan has suggested to his students that a correlation exists between the number of hours spent in serious study and ones grade | positive correlation |
| the problem with drinking coffee in the evening in the evening is it interferes with my ability to fall asleep | negative correalation |
| archie wants to see if there is any relation between students bedtimes in their grades | manipulate one of the variables. |
| random assignmenf of participants is important in order to ensure | groups have equal and balanced composition |
| why do exeriments allow conclusions about cause and effect relationships | researches manipulate one variable and observe its effects on the other variable |
| dr. gillespie has two groups in her experiment she places each | random assignment |
| in experimental research the group which recipients no treatment is called the | control group |
| neither the subjects nor the experimenter knew which group has received the treatment. this could be considered | double blind |
| skinner discovered that a pigeon will peck at a button more often if the pecking is rewarded with a food pellet than if it is not rewarded at all. | independent variable |
| Sonja believes the pill her doctor gave ehr has cured her anxiety disorder | placebo effect |
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